Train-pipe connector.



-1. OBENOUR.

mm Pm; CONNECTOR. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 9.'I9l4.

Patented Mar. 28, 1916. 4 J if f lnvento'r v by, I v I,

Attorneys srns PAT OFFICE;

moon osmqoong or inam rnsaune, rmmss'nvnnm Application filed November 9;151% Serial No.

State of Pennsylvania, hav'einv'ehted a new and useful Train-PipeCohnectoifiof the following is aspecificatio The present invention,relates'toi impro e merits in grain pip connectorsf'onel object' gof.tl1e-invent on be1ng the prom on 'of mat-' g connecting "means carried:ends of th eftrainj'plpe'p "ch will ante maticallyl-couple or {connect"the train plpe Siniultaneoiisly with; {the cou' pli'ng- .:th carsaridwhich will permit -'i fth'eomati fdisconriegctibh. thereof during theunco'uplmg bit-he cars f E i' A I farther" object of the-presentinvention "s the provision of a simple,- inexpensive an durable.connector vwhich is' readily eapplied 1 to railway cars employing arjbrake system and which will properly a-connectj the ztra in" line;pipes thereof, so that; there will be, .no

view whichfiwilli appear as theyde'scription proceeds,; 'theI inventionresides in the combination arrangement ofparts and-in the details of1construction fherginafieli; described and claimed, it. being understoothat changes in the precise embodiment'of 1. F ig. 5 is a section takenon line 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 66 of Fig. 1.Fig, 7 is a section taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 1. F ig. 8 is a sectiontaken on line 88 of Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is a detailedlongitudinal sectionalview through the female eonm-ctor 'men'lher showing the position of themole member thcrewithin.

- Referring: to the ih'a\ vings tho nuu'ierals l' and Zdvsigmile thesupru'ul'in r nwn'ihri's. which are attached to (he hotlyi of the our,for the 'ivnmlv nurmlmr of the wescnt con- Hector, thesuhstantiallyU-shaped frame 5 being connected to these members, one terminalbeing'connectcd by the single bolt- 4, While the opposite terminal isprovided with i f Thelma? ncom'mcro'n.

ing 'movmelit imparted Fig. 2 is a,

Patented Mar.

ftlie 'twdprojectinglugs 9 which cooperate )vithfthe-projections 6 ofthemember 2 to .r'eceire the; bolts 7 so .that the slots Set the ings 9;will be properly connected thereto 'l giso-"sthat the member 5' 11th."

may have a swingthereto and thus aceommodate for varying traflicconditions. irregiilarshaped projection orp ai 10'is" carried upontheforward face ofthe memberjfi to receive a similar shaped flange fl2,ca r 'riedupon'the pipe 11, said pipe 11 being-Ii moiinted "throughapertures ,in the terminal's 'of-themember 5 and being held againstlongitudi-rial" movement by means of theplathslinnd 113, the member 10en'gag 11 isarubber gasket 14 against a ner. end 150i the maleconnectpipelG'FahntS to provide a tight joint.

in QCarried-b f the kforward end of the pipe 1 11 515 the-lhiver section17Uof the funnel col- Elector, -'tl1 e,' ot,her s'ection 18 beinghingedly' connected'a v 19t0 'the pipe 11' so as to have movement to and'fromgthe lower section 17 to thus ,accommodate'itself to and nponthecoiSperating..,-beads 2O andf21 of thefunnel ng. thej'lplflte ,LZ-asindicated in to a Disposed "projecting end of the male connector- 16 thev pla'cemei' t, bnt permitting the same. to be connectcd'anddisconnected at the time of the coupling and uncoupling of the cars.

In order to hold the section 18 resiliently toward the sectionl? of thefunnel collector,

strips 22 and are connected as illustrated I in Figs; 1 and 5, and havetheir terminals connectedtogeth'er by the springs 2-1 to thusresilientlyhold the sections toward each other and permitof thepropel-gripping of the male connector member 16 vwhen ,assembled asshown in Figs. 1 and 0.

In order to 'propelynl'iount the male conncctor member 16 so as toproperly accommodate the same'tovmious trallic conditionsand thus insurethe proper mating of the some with the female member at all times,'

:i' U-shapcd supporting member '25 Esconnocleil to and supported fromthe car hotly 26 while fixedlyconnected. to one terminal thereof andprojecting-thcrethrough, is the fixed section 27 of the train pipe. Thisfixed section 27 has one terminal projected within the member 25 andthus fits telescopically within the adjacent end of the male-curbnecting pipe 16, which is mounted for limited sliding movement throughthe opposite terminal of the member 25.

of one of the terminals of the member 25 and is secured thereto to thusrigidly hold the same in place, while formed upon the inner end of themale connector pipe 16 1s a flange 29' which cooperates withthememher-28 tohold the spring 30 properly positioned so thatthe tensionof the spring normally holdsthe male member 16 proejected, a. secondspring 3l'being disposed about the pipe 16 within the frame andabuttingthe opposite. side of the flange 29- and the adjacent face of theresiliently supported pipe surrounding and adjustingmember This member32 as clea'rly-illtistrated in Figs. 1 and'7 is disposed for slidingmovement against one terminal of the member 25 and is held resilientlythereagainst by means of the springs 33, which are connected at 34 tothe inner face of one of the terminals of the member-2 5. Thus thismember'32 is normally held upwardly at all times by the springs 33,"butis permitted a slight downward movement."

In order to grip the pipe at the opposite side and thus-hold itdownwardly with a resilient tension, there is pivoted at 35 at theopposite side of the terminal to' which the plate 32 is fitted, aswinging pipe en-" gaging member 36, whose opposite terminal isconnected bythe spring 37 to the lug 38 carried by the member Thisspring 37 exerts a tension to hold themember 36 in position showiTinFig. 6,-that is bearing down upon the upper side of the pipe 16' attheopposite side of the member 25 to the plate 32.

YVhat is claimed is: 1. In a device of the class described, a dependingarched hanger embodying forward and rear arms; a' pipe section carriedby the rear arm; a second pipe section telescoped onto the firstspecified pipe section and movable vertically in the forward arm;

and resilient means assembled with the forward arm and with the secondpipe section A. disk 28 is carried by the pipe 27 upon-the inner facetween for holding l the second pipe section centralized."

Ir. a device-of the class described, a.

depending arched hanger embodying forby the rear armg'a second pipesection vertically' movable in the forward arm and telescoped onto thefirst specified pipe sec xtion; a'collar on the second pipe section;compression springs interposed vbetween thecollar' and the rear andforward arms; a plate slidable upon the forward arm and receiving thesecond pipe section; and a supporting springassembled with the plate andwith the'forward arm.

4. In a device of theclass described, a-

depending arched bracket embodying for-' ward and rear arms;a pipesection carried bythe rear ar'm; a second pipe section telescoped ontothe first specifiedpipe section and movable vertically in the forwardarm a plate engaged with the forward arm and supporting the secondspecified pipe section; resi lient" means for supporting the plate; aswinging'member disposed transversely of the second pipe section andbear ing thereon; means for pivotally assembling one end of the swingingmember with the forward arm; anda spring extended between the other endof the swinging member and the hanger. In testimony that I claim theforegoing as myown, I have hereto aiiixedmy'signature in the presence oftwo witnes es.

JACOB OBENOUR.

Witnesses:

HERMAN Sometimes,

DAVID OBENOUR.

